EPE 2016 ECCE Europe Newsletter
The EPE Conference Committee invites you to come to EPE'16 ECCE Europe.
The 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (and Exhibition) will be held in Karlsruhe,
Germany, from 5 to 9 September 2016.
 REGISTER NOW! https://it.cborg.info/EPE2016/ 
Registration rates: http://www.epe2016.com/registration/index.html
Copyright: Schloss Schwetzingen©
SUMMARY
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EXHIBITION .................................................................................................................................................... 2
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Our Sponsors ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Our Exhibitors....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Vendor Sessions ................................................................................................................................................... 3
TUTORIALS – CEU Course .............................................................................................................................. 4
III. KEYNOTES ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
IV. PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE .......................................................................................................................... 5
V. TECHNICAL VISITS .......................................................................................................................................... 7
VI. EXTRA NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................................................................... 7
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The Welcome Reception ...................................................................................................................................... 7
The Gala Dinner.................................................................................................................................................... 7
VII. PELS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEETING ....................................................................................................... 8
VIII. FUTURE EPE ECCE EUROPE AND TECHNICALLY SPONSORED CONFERENCES ............................................... 8
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I. EXHIBITION
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OUR SPONSORS
Our Gold sponsor
Our Silver Sponsors:
Our contributors:
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OUR EXHIBITORS
A major goal of EPE 2016 is to enable the presentation and discussion of developments in the field of Power
Electronics, with attendees coming from all over the world. A characteristic trend from previous EPE ECCE Europe
conferences has been an increasingly large industrial participation, which allows enhanced exchanges between
academics and people from industry.
We expect for this edition +/- 800 delegates and a large number of sponsors & exhibitors have confirmed their
participation. This event will be a unique opportunity to meet with colleagues and fruitfully discuss new projects, new
applications, new products.
Admess Elektronik
AMS Technologies
Cedrat
dSpace
ECPE
Bs&T Frankfurt am Main
CINERGIA
Computer Simulation Technology (CST)
Electronics & Telecommunication Research Institute
Fuji Electric Europe
GaN Systems
Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik
Keysight Technologies
Mesago PCIM
Gecko Simulation
IEEE PELS
imperix
Leclanché Capacitors
Opal-RT
Teledyne LeCroy
Caltest Instruments
EPE Association
FTCap
GvA power Electronics
Johann Lasslop GmbH
SP Control Technologies
Thales Microelectronics
Transphorm
FuG Elektronic
HF Instruments
Kaschke Components
Magna-Power Electronics MathWorks
Powersys
Typhoon HIL
DEWESoft
Mentor Graphics
SRT-Microcéramique
Triphase
Yokogawa Europe
ZES ZIMMER
More information about our exhibition:
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VENDOR SESSIONS
Visit our exhibitors and discover their new products during the Vendor Sessions:
http://www.epe2016.com/SponsorsExhibitors/page23/index.html
Timing
Tuesday 6/9
Wednesday 7/9
14.00-14.15
OPAL-RT
ROHM Semiconductor
"ROHM SiC Technology"
"High End power analyser with REAL
Time DQ0 Transformation and
continuos raw data recording for
analysis"
Triphase
Plexim
Powersys - PSIM
"Use and benefits of centralized control
and hard real time communication
network in advanced power systems"
"PLECS Goes Real-Time"
"PSIM : Dynamic Simulation Platform
for Power Electronics and Motor Drives"
FuG Elektronik
MathWorks
dSPACE
TBC
TBC
"Solutions for electrical drives control
and simulation"
Leclanché Capacitors
DEWESoft
Mentor Graphics
"New Possibilities for High Temperature
DC-Link Capacitors"
"The 5 biggest mistakes of power
measurement and how to avoid them
with the DEWESoft Power Analyser”
"Thermal Design of Power Modules"
Keysight Technologies
Cedrat
Sensitec
TBC
TBC
"High bandwidth current sensors for
high power density power electronics"
Mesago PCIM
Mersen
Yokogawa
"PCIM Europe 2017 – casting a glance at
the highlights“
“Managing operation & fault clearing of
demanding DC current applications”
TBC
GaN Systems
SP Control Technologies
Bs&T Frankfurt am Main
“GaN moves to the mainstream”.
SpCard, the most powerful DSP in the
world
TBC
14.30-14.45
15.00-15.15
15.15-15.30
15.30-15.45
15.45-16.00
16.00-16.15
HBM
"Simulating Power Electronics in RealTime : the Right Balance between
Performance and Fidelity"
14.15-14.30
14.45-15.00
Thursday 8/9
Thales Microelectronics
Fuji Electric
Gecko Magnetics
"Octave: an innovative high-speed
switching power module for harsh
environments’ applications”
“Fuji Electric: New Product Line up”
TBC
AMS Technologies
Typhoon HIL
no Vendor session
"Most compact cooling pump modules
utilize all integrated manifolds”
"Control HIL for microgrids"
no Vendor Session
CST
SEW-EURODRIVE
no Vendor session
TBC
“Mechatronic Drive Systems –
Innovative, Efficient and Intelligent“
no Vendor Session
imperix
Magna-Power Electronics
no Vendor session
TBC
“New developments for DC load
applications”
no Vendor Session
Transphorm
teknocea-CITCEA-UPC
no Vendor session
TBC
TBC
no Vendor Session
16.15-16.30
16.30-16.45
16.45-17.00
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II. TUTORIALS – CEU Course
 More information on: http://www.epe2016.com/tutorials/index.html 
A CEU (Continuing Education Units) credited course (Earn 0.8 CEUs / 8 PDHs for participating) will take
place on Friday, September 9th.
CEU Course:
Power Electronics - The BLACK BOX Modeling and Simulation of Power Electronics
Full day
Prof. Peter Reid Wilson, University of Bath, UK
Attention: The organization of the CEU Course is subject to a minimum number of participants.
The Tutorials will take place on Monday, September 5th.
Attention: The organization of the Tutorials is subject to a minimum number of participants.
Tutorial #1:
State-of-the-Art Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Control Methods in Automotive Traction
Applications, Considering Thermal Influences
Morning
Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Peters
M.Sc. Oliver Wallscheid
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Böcker
Paderborn University, Department of Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
Tutorial #2:
Industry Best Practices in Reliability Prediction and Assurance for Power Electronics
Full day
Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolfgang, ECPE
Dr. Ing. Markus Theben, Infineon Technologies
Dipl.-Ing. Frank Heidemann, SET GmbH
Dr. rer. nat. Wolfgang Wondrak, Daimler
Dr. Craig Hillman, DfR Solutions
Tutorial #3:
Marine Microgrids, Control, Optimization, Power Quality and the Role of Power Electronics
Morning
Prof. Tomasz Tarasiuk, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland
Prof. Josep M. Guerrero, Aalborg University, Denmark
Dr. Shantha Gamini, Australian Maritime Collage, Univ. of Tasmania, Australi
Tutorial #4:
Advanced Position/Speed Sensorless Control Strategies for AC Motor Drives
Afternoon
Prof. Dianguo Xu
Prof. Gaolin Wang
School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nangang District, Harbin,
Heilongjiang, China
Tutorial #5:
Boosting the Energy Efficiency in RF Power Amplifiers
Afternoon
Miroslav Vasić
Óscar García
José A. Cobos
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Centro de Electrónica Industrial (CEI)
Simulating Power Electronics Converters Using Simscape Power Systems (Formerly SimPowerSystems) The Right Balance between Performance and Fidelity
Tutorial #6:
Afternoon
Pierre Giroux, Research Scientist, Hydro-Québec Research Institute (IREQ)
Gilbert Sybille, Research Scientist, IREQ
Patrice Brunelle, Research Scientist, IREQ
Christian Dufour, Research Scientist, OPAL-RT
Tutorial #7:
Power Circuits for Clean Switching and Low Losses
Full day
Dr. Reinhold Bayerer, Infineon Technologies AG, Germany
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Tutorial #8:
Advanced Modelling and Simulation of Power Electronic Systems
Full day
Niklaus Felderer
Min Luo
Felix Prauße
Orhan Toker
Application and software engineers, Plexim GmbH
III. KEYNOTES
Opening: Tuesday, 9:00 - 9:30
Mayor of Karlsruhe, Prof. Dr. Alexander Wanner, Vice President for Higher Education, KIT
Keynote 1: Tuesday, 9:30 – 10:00
Dr. Peter Friedrichs (Infineon AG): “Future of Wide Band Gap Power Semiconductors”
Keynote 2: Wednesday, 9:00 – 9:30:
Prof. Dr. Michael Weinhold (Siemens AG): “Power Electronics for Renewable Energies”
Keynote 3: Wednesday, 9:30 – 10:00
Dr. Andreas Docter (Daimler AG): “Future Developments of Electric Vehicles”
Keynote 4: Thursday, 9:30 – 10:00
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Kreusel (ABB AG): “Energy Challenges”
IV. PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
Tuesday, the 6th of September, 2016
09:00
09:30
10:10
Opening Session
Keynote 1
Lecture Sessions:
LS1a: Topic 2: Modular Multilevel Converters
LS1b: Topic 8: Power Systems for Electric Vehicles
LS1c: Topic 4: Control of Electrical Machines (I)
LS1d: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters (I)
LS1e: Topic 7: Power Supplies
LS1f: Topic 6: Power Electronics in Transmission and Distribution Systems
11:30
11:50
Break
Lecture Sessions:
LS2a: Topic 2: Soft Switching Converters
LS2b: Topic 8: EV's Batteries and Chargers
LS2c: Topic 1: Wide Band Gap Components
LS2d: Topic 5: Solar Energy Systems
LS2e: Topic 7: Contactless Power Supplies
LS2f: Topic 6: HVDC
13:10
14:00
14:50
16:00
Lunch
Vendor Sessions
Dialogue Sessions
Workshops or panel discussion
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Wednesday, the 7th of September, 2016
09:00
09:30
10:10
Keynote 2
Keynote 3
Lecture Sessions:
LS3a: Topic 2: Power Converter Topologies
LS3b: Topic 1: Active Components and New Materials
LS3c: Topic 4: Industrial Issues
LS3d: Topic 5: Wind Energy Systems
LS3e: Topic 6: FACTS
LS3f: Topic 3: Measurement and Control
11:30
11:50
Break
Lecture Sessions:
LS4a: Topic 2: Modelling, Control and Optimization
LS4b: Topic 1: Power System Integration, Packaging & Thermal Management
LS4c: Topic 4: Motor/Inverter
LS4d: Topic 5: Renewable Energy Systems
LS4e: Topic 6: Micro-grids
LS4f: Topic 3: Estimation and Identification Methods
13:10
14:00
14:50
16:00
Lunch
Vendor Sessions
Dialogue Sessions
Workshops or panel discussion
Thursday, the 8th of September, 2016
09:00
09:30
10:10
Closing Session
Keynote 4
Lecture Sessions:
LS5a: To be announced
LS5b: Topic 1: Passive Components
LS5c: Topic 4: Special Motors
LS5d: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters (II)
LS5e: Topic 9: Industry Specific Energy Conversion and Conditioning Technologies
LS5f: Topic 6: Power Quality Issues
11:30
11:50
Break
Lecture Sessions:
LS6a: To be announced
LS6b: To be announced
LS6c: Topic 4: Motor Design
LS6d: Topic 3: Standard and Advanced Control Techniques for Power Converters (III)
LS6e: To be announced
LS6f: Topic 6: Protection in DC and AC Grids; Smart Grids
13:10
14:00
14:50
Lunch
Vendor Sessions
Dialogue Sessions
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V. TECHNICAL VISITS
Friday, the 9th of September 2016
Tour 1 - Manufacturers of Motion ..................................................................................................(max. 50 participants)
Baden-Württemberg, the south-western state of Germany, is well-known for automation and transportation industry. On this
tour, we will first visit SEW-Eurodrive in Bruchsal, a famous manufacturer of electrical machines and drive solutions, where SEW’s
electronics assembly will be presented. In the afternoon, we will explore the Daimler plant in Rastatt, where Mercedes cars are
built.
Tour 2 - Facets of the KIT ..................................................................................................................(max. 50 participants)
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the fusion of the former University of Karlsruhe and the Karlsruhe Research Center.
This unique institution offers a wide range of state-of-the-art research in many disciplines. On this tour, we will visit the three sites
of the KIT and join interesting and fascinating presentations and experiments.
Tour 3 - Black Forest - Nature and Technology .............................................................................(max. 30 participants)
This tour will first guide us to Forbach, where we will visit a pumped-storage power plant operated by EnBW. On the
Schwarzenbach dam, we will gain deep insights into the dam itself. After lunch at an authentic Black Forest restaurant, a short hike
(3 km, 150 meters in height) will lead us to the Hornisgrinde tower, where a magnificent view over the northern Black Forest and
the Rhine valley can be enjoyed.
Suitable shoes and a good state of health are required for this tour.
More information about the technical visits:
 Registration info & conditions: http://www.epe2016.com/technicalvisits/index.html 
VI. EXTRA NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
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THE WELCOME RECEPTION
Date: Tuesday, September 6th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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It will be held on Tuesday, 6 September from 19:00 to 20:00 in the Conference Centre.
 Registration: https://it.cborg.info/EPE2016/ 
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THE GALA DINNER
Date: Wednesday, September 7th at 6:00 p.m.
The gala dinner will take place at the Schwetzingen Palace (Schloss Schwetzingen), on Wednesday, September 7th at 6:00 p.m.
Surrounded by beautiful gardens, the dinner can be enjoyed in a royal atmosphere.
The history of Schwetzingen Palace reaches back to the 14th century. Between 1697 and 1752, after several reconstructions and
damage taken during wartime, the former fortress was rebuilt into its current form. From this time it served as summer residence
for several Electors of the Palatinate (Kurfürst von der Pfalz). From the second half of the 18th century on, the creation of the
famous palace gardens started and resulted in a masterpiece of rare beauty and rich variety.
Today, over 100 sculptures are preserved all around the fascinating landscape. Many cultural styles influenced the composition of
the gardens. A small Greek temple can be found as well as a Turkish garden with a mosque and a bath house modeled on an
Italian villa.
 Registration: https://it.cborg.info/EPE2016/ 
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VII. PELS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEETING
Young Professionals and distinguished people are warmly welcomed to attend the Young
Professionals Meeting which is sponsored by the IEEE PELS.
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What: Networking with peers and distinguished guests
Where: On the Roof-Deck of the KIT President’s Building
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When: Tuesday 6 September at 19:00
More information: http://www.epe2016.com/page24/index.html
VIII. FUTURE EPE ECCE EUROPE AND TECHNICALLY SPONSORED CONFERENCES
2016
ECCE North America, 18-22 September 2016, Milwaukee, US:
https://ieee-collabratec.ieee.org/app/event/35489
2017
EPE 2017 ECCE EUROPE,
11-14 September 2017, Warsaw, Poland
http://www.epe2017.com
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